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narrate

[ nar-eyt, na-reyt ]
/ ˈnær eɪt, næˈreɪt /
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verb (used with object), nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing.

to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
to add a spoken commentary to (a film, television program, etc.): to narrate a slide show.

verb (used without object), nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing.

to relate or recount events, experiences, etc., in speech or writing.

RELATED WORDS

recite, portray, depict, chronicle, rehearse, unfold, recount, disclose, reveal, picture, repeat, delineate, characterize, expatiate, relate, enumerate, state, proclaim, paint, discourse

Nearby words

narmada, narmer, narraganset, narragansett, narragansett bay, narrate, narration, narrative, narrative of the life of frederick douglass, narrativize, narrator

Origin of narrate

1650–60; < Latin narrātus (past participle of narrāre to relate, tell, say), equivalent to nār(us) knowing, acquainted with (variant of gnārus; see cognition) + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

Synonym study

1. See describe.
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British Dictionary definitions for narrate

narrate

/ (nəˈreɪt) /

verb

to tell (a story); relate
to speak in accompaniment of (a film, television programme, etc)

Derived Forms

narratable, adjective

Word Origin for narrate

C17: from Latin narrāre to recount, from gnārus knowing
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